German Unification

Chancellor

Head of legislature

Reich

Empire

Reichstag

German legislator

Zollerein

Prussian economic union

Junkers

Prussian nobility

Otto van bismark known as…

Iron chancellor

Otto van bismark

• part of hohenzollern

• UNIFY GERMANY!!

• “End justifies means”

• Build strong army

• REALPOLITIKKKKK

Hohenzollern

Prussian royal family

How does bismark plan to expand prussia

Fight denmark, austria, and france

Fight with denmark

SCHLESWIG + HOLSTEIN OF DENMARK

• prussia teams with austria to defeat and get these lands

Fight with austria

Turns on austria after fight with denmark so prussia can get all the land

parts of france that prussia was aiming for

Alsace + lorraine

How did prussia anger france

Sent a defaming letter to napoleon III → got angry = DECLARE WAR BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND FRANCE

Franco-prussian war

ABSOLUTE DOMINATION BY PRUSSIA!!

• captured napoleon III

• Forced france to sign peace treaty

• Crowned german king in versailles

GOT ALSACE + LORRAINEEE

What happened after prussia got alsace and lorraine?

GERMANY WAS UNIFIED (BISMARK DID ITTT)

Kaiser’s issue with being emperor of germany

Only want to be king of prussia, thinks other germans are inferior

1871

Start of 2nd reich (second empire)

Economic progress

Industrialization

Scienve + industry + govt are working together

Kulturkampf

Battle for civilizations

• GO AFTER CATHOLIC CHURCH SINCE THEY CAN ONLY BE LOYAL TO THE KAISERRR NOT POPE

• expell jesuits

• Marriage by civil authority

DIDNT WORK!! (Pushed away southern germany)

What happened after kulturkampf didnt work

Went after socialists

Going after socialists:

• dissolved socialist groups

• NO newspapers

• Banned meetings

DOESNT WORK!!

Why did going after the socialists not work

Workers united to support socialism

What happened after the failed attempts of kulturkampf and persecution of socialists?

Kaiser gave the workers what they wanted

Kaiser’s reforms

Workers get:

• health insurance

• Retirement money

• 8 hour workday

Effect of kaiser’s reforms

People from all over world liked, CAME TO GERMANY

Kaiser william II

Forced bismark to retire

Is prussia in north or south

North

Is austria in north or south

South

Napoleon’s contributions

• organized german states » rhine confederation

• german nationalism appears

• annexed lands along river

Realpolitik

Realistic politics, used to quickly get laws passed by legislature

Blood and iron speech

By bismark

• convince people to donate money for army

Who controlled holstein after it was conquered

austria

Who controlled schleswig after it was conquered

Prussia

Hall of mirrors

Where 2nd reich was established

Why was germany good place for industrialization

Iron and coal resources + uniteddddd